Tawny Eagle
Aquila rapax
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusAquila (True Eagles)
- SpeciesAquila rapax (Tawny Eagle)
Closest Relatives at Waterberg Plateau Park
Verreaux's Eagle
Aquila verreauxii
African Hawk-Eagle
Aquila spilogaster
Pale Chanting Goshawk
Melierax canorus
Black-winged Kite
Elanus caeruleus
Black-breasted Snake Eagle
Circaetus pectoralis
Jackal Buzzard
Buteo rufofuscus
Cape Griffon
Gyps coprotheres
Augur Buzzard
Buteo augur
White-backed Vulture
Gyps africanus
Gabar Goshawk
Micronisus gabar
Black Kite
Milvus migrans
Bateleur
Terathopius ecaudatus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Tawny Eagle in Waterberg Plateau Park?
About 6% of visitor-days record a Tawny Eagle sighting in Waterberg Plateau Park, based on 7 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Tawny Eagle in Waterberg Plateau Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Tawny Eagle in Waterberg Plateau Park in our monthly data.